How To Pronounce Fun
fun
UK
Phonemic
/fʌn/
Phonetic
[fʌ̃n]
US
Phonemic
/fʌn/
In British English, fun is pronounced /fʌn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʌ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /fʌn/.
Fun has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
fʌn
Fun has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Fun
Questions About Fun
How do you pronounce fun in British English?
In British English, fun is pronounced /fʌn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʌ̃n].
How do you pronounce fun in American English?
In American English, fun is pronounced /fʌn/.
Do British and American English pronounce fun the same way?
Yes. Both are /fʌn/.
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